Jan 16, 2011

Sunday Confessions January 16, 2011

This is a weekly meme started by Marcie over at To Read or Not To Read as a way to get to share a bit about myself and also learning more about you. Sometimes it's about books and book related topics and sometimes it's not. This is all in good fun and I would love it if you would participate.

Today's Topic:

To Spoil or Not To Spoil.

I had to do this week's post! I cannot, and I mean CANabsolutelyNOT stand spoilers to any extent - besides what's already given to me in the book synopsis. If you jump over to Marcie's blog real quick to read her post, I agree with her when she says that she doesn't read reviews of books that she hasn't read yet. I am exactly the same way. I mean, I'll skim over real quick, but I don't want to catch anything. And like Marcie said, you can only really read a book once. After I read the book, then I'll read other people's reviews to see what they thought of it, but hardly do I ever read them before I read the book myself. One reason being, I don't want any kind of thoughts floating in my mind when I'm reading the book because it has an uncontrollable influence over me, whether I want it to or not. For example, if my nephew's reading a book, he'll ask me, "But can I tell you something?!" My immediate response, "NO!" "But it doesn't really have anything to do with the book!" My answer still remains no because I don't even want to know your feelings about the book until after I read it [Uncontrollable influence]. The second reason being, it might and could possibly ruin the beginning of a book for me. Like if you mention just slightly about something that occurs later on in the book or if you mention someone that appears again later in the book - in a big way - then when I'm starting out the book and I catch that person's name, I kind of already have a clue, or know that they'll be in the book at the end.

Was that too confusing? Anyway, I hope you get my point. I don't like spoilers and I try not to include them in my reviews, and if I think I am then I'll mention that what I'm posting could potentially be spoilery. My sister-in-law and her son (said nephew!) don't understand why I can't stand spoilers. But kind of think of it this way, it's almost kind of like having a vision of how you're going to die then coming back to the present to live life up until you die. A little dramatic, I know! But book wise, it's like flipping to the very last page to see how it ends, then flipping right back to the beginning to continue reading the book anyway.

Okay, I think I droned on long enough! So, now you - to spoil or not to spoil? :)

Frisk me, baby!

About Me

"I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction." — Shatter Me

Books Read in 20141. Finding my Forever by Heidi McLaughlin
2. Masquerade by Nyrae Dawn
3. The Professional: Part 2 by Kresley Cole
4. Torn by Monica Murphy
5. Savor by Monica Murphy
6. Saving Quinton by Jessica Sorensen
7. The Professional: Part 3 by Kresley Cole
8. The Destiny of Violet & Luke by Jessica Sorensen
9. Love and Other Games by Ana Blaze, Aria Kane, Kara Leigh Miller and Melinda Dozier
10. Fighting for Irish by Gina L. Maxwell
11. Falling For Her Fiance by Cindi Madsen
12. Bonded by Nicky Charles
13. Norse Jewel by Gina Conkle
14. Shadowboxer by Cari Quinn
15. Carnal Secrets by Suzanne Wright
16. Down on Her Knees by Christine Bell
17. Staking His Claim by Tessa Bailey
18. No Strings Attached by Nicolette Day
19. Tempted by the Soldier by Nicolette Day
20. One Wild Night by Magan Vernon
21. All Lined Up by Cora Carmack
22. Stealing the Groom by Sonya Weiss
23. Delilah: The Making of Red by Jessica Sorensen
24. Nova and Quinton: No Regrets by Jessica Sorensen
25. The High Priestess by Katee Robert
26. Queen of Swords by Katee Robert
27. Finding My Way by Heidi McLaughlin
28. Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles
29. A Little Bit Cupid by Jennifer Shirk
30. First Night by Lauren Blakely
31. Reaper's Property by Joanna Wylde
32. Reaper's Legacy by Joanna Wylde
33. Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti
34. Devil's Game by Joanna Wylde
35. Intoxicated by Monica Murphy
36. The Love Game by Emma Hart
37. Asher by Jo Raven
38. Three Nights with a Rock Star by Amber Lin & Shari Slade
39. Until We Fly by Courtney Cole
40. Tristan: Finding Hope by Jessica Sorensen
41. The Probability of Violet & Luke by Jessica Sorensen
42. The Swan & the Jackal by J.A. Redmerski
43. Learning to Live by R.D. Cole
44. Bound to the Alpha: Part One by Viola Rivard
45. When I Break by Kendall Ryan
46. When I Surrender by Kendall Ryan
47. When We Fall by Kendal Ryan
48. Bound to the Alpha: Part Two by Viola Rivard
49. Bound to the Alpha: Part Three by Viola Rivard
50. Torrent by Gemma James
51. The Girl He Knows by Kristi Rose
52. Monster by Julia Sykes
53. Irrevocable by Skye Callahan
54. Dark Skye by Kresley Cole
55. The Devil's Kiss by Gemma James
56. The Hook Up by Kristen Callihan
57. Dare to Resist by Laura Kaye
58. Falling for the Groomsman by Diane Alberts
59. Baiting the Maid of Honor by Tessa Bailey
60. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
61. The Invitation by Roxy Sloane
62. Nocte by Courtney Cole
63. Owning Violet by Monica Murphy
64. Rampant by Gemma James
65. Perfection by Julie Metz
66. Light Her Fire by Samanthe Beck
67. The Weight of Destiny by Nyrae Dawn
68. Try Me by Olivia Cunning
69. Filthy Beautiful Lies by Kendall Ryan
70. Filthy Beautiful Love by Kendall Ryan
71. Even the Moon Has Scars by Steph Campbell
72. Native Son by Richard Wright
73. Risking It All by Tessa Bailey
74. It Ain't Me, Babe by Tillie Cole
75. Heart Recaptured by Tillie Cole
76. All the Pretty Lies by M. Leighton
77. Broken Dolls by Kitty Thomas
78. Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

Books Read in 20151. Raze by Tillie Cole
2. Almost Lover by Steph Campbell & Liz Reinhardt
3. Owned by Fate by Tessa Bailey
4. The Master by Kresley Cole
5. Stealing Rose by Monica Murphy
6. The Deal by Elle Kennedy
7. Takedown by Cari Quinn
8. Chase Me by Tessa Bailey
9. Captive by Brighton Walsh
10. The Mistake by Elle Kennedy
11. Fervent by Gemma James
12. Tough Love by Skye Warren
13. Love the Way You Lie by Skye Warren
14. Body Shot by Cari Quinn
15. The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan
16. Fair Game by Monica Murphy
17. Taming Lily by Monica Murphy
18. One More Shot by Victoria Denault
19. Sneak Attack by Cari Quinn
20. Scorched by J. Lynn
21. Off Base by Tessa Bailey & Sophie Jordan
22. Up In Smoke by Tessa Bailey
23. With a Twist by Staci Hart
24. Make Me by Tessa Bailey
25. Souls Unfractured by Tillie Cole
26. 12 Days of Forever by Heidi McLaughlin
27. Hard For My Best Friend's Sister by Ava Jackson
28. Slow Ride by Cathryn Fox
29. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
30. The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan
31. Crashed Out by Tessa Bailey
32. No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole
33. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole
34. King by T.M. Frazier

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